International Karate Tournament Arc

The International Karate Tournament Arc is the third Story Arc of the Spongebob series. The arc spans through Volumes 3 - 6, Chapters 29 - 52 and Episodes 14 - 25. The arc began September 22, 2006 and ended March 2, 2007. It is preceded by the Sandy Cheeks Arc and followed by the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Arc in the manga.

Synopsys
Three months have passed and the International Karate Tournament finally begins. At the tournament Spongebob comes face to face with an old classmate and bully of his Flats the Flounder who is also a skilled karate fighter. During this tournament Spongebob and Sandy would face off against many strong fighters, but only one will become the Champion of the International Karate Tournament.

Volumes

 * 1) Volume 3 (Ch. 21 - 30)
 * 2) Volume 4 (Ch. 31 - 40)
 * 3) Volume 5 (Ch. 41 - 50)
 * 4) Volume 6 (Ch. 51 - 60)

Chapters

 * 1) Ch. 29 Day Before The Tournament
 * 2) Ch. 30 International Karate Tournament
 * 3) Ch. 31 Preliminaries
 * 4) Ch. 32 Bracket
 * 5) Ch. 33 Round One, Part 1
 * 6) Ch. 34 Round One, Part 2
 * 7) Ch. 35 Round One, Part 3
 * 8) Ch. 36 Round One, Part 4
 * 9) Ch. 37 Victors of Round One
 * 10) Ch. 38 Round Two, Part 1
 * 11) Ch. 39 Round Two, Part 2
 * 12) Ch. 40 Round Two, Part 3
 * 13) Ch. 41 Round Two, Part 4
 * 14) Ch. 42 The Chosen Ones
 * 15) Ch. 43 Interlude
 * 16) Ch. 44 Reward
 * 17) Ch. 45 Spongebob vs. Sandy, Part 1
 * 18) Ch. 46 Spongebob vs. Sandy, Part 2
 * 19) Ch. 47 Flats vs. Balton
 * 20) Ch. 48 Spongebob vs. Flats, Part 1
 * 21) Ch. 49 Spongebob vs. Flats, Part 2
 * 22) Ch. 50 Champion
 * 23) Ch. 51 Post-Tournament Party
 * 24) Ch. 52 Gifted

Episodes

 * 1) Ep. 14 International Karate Tournament (Ch. 29 - 30)
 * 2) Ep. 15 Preliminaries (Ch. 31 - 33)
 * 3) Ep. 16 Round One (Ch. 33 - 35)
 * 4) Ep. 17 Victors of Round One (Ch. 35 - 37)
 * 5) Ep. 18 Round Two, Part 1 (Ch. 38 - 39)
 * 6) Ep. 19 Round Two, Part 2 (Ch. 40 - 41)
 * 7) Ep. 20 The Chosen Ones (Ch. 41 - 43)
 * 8) Ep. 21 Spongebob vs. Sandy (Ch. 44 - 46)
 * 9) Ep. 22 Flats vs. Balton (Ch. 46 - 48)
 * 10) Ep. 23 Spongebob vs. Flats (Ch. 48 - 49)
 * 11) Ep. 24 Champion (Ch. 49 - 50)
 * 12) Ep. 25 Gifted (Ch. 51 - 52)